Gov’t waives taxes on tea packaging materials to cut production cost
The government has waived taxes on tea packaging materials to reduce production costs and enhance profitability for smallholder farmers, as part of a broader strategy to revitalize the tea sector. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Senator Mutahi Kagwe announced the move during a consultative meeting with chairpersons of KTDA-managed smallholder tea factories from the West of Rift […]
Mombasa County launches mass ID registration exercise
The Mombasa County Government, in collaboration with the National Government, has launched a Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) for national ID registration, scheduled to run from May 7th to May 22nd, 2025, across all areas of Mombasa County. In a statement issued by Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir, the registration exercise will kick off in Mvita Constituency […]
4th edition of Mombasa Ocean Festival kicks off
The 4th edition of the Mombasa Ocean Festival has kicked off. The festival, coordinated by the Alliance Francaise de Mombasa with the support of the delegation from the European Union, Embassies of France and Germany, CMA CGM, the County Government of Mombasa and other stakeholders like the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) and […]
Do you know your speed limits?
Do Mombasa drivers know the speed limits for the different areas? A survey by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety carried out during the ‘Slow Down, Speeding Ruins Lives’ campaign in December shows that most drivers in Mombasa County do not know their limits. According to the survey, while 71 percent of drivers […]
Trent Alexander-Arnold to join Real Madrid on a five-year contract
England full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has reached a verbal agreement with Spanish giants Real Madrid to join the club at the end of the current season. The 26-year-old defender recently announced that he will leave his boyhood club Liverpool when his contract expires this summer, ending a 20-year association with the Reds. While Alexander-Arnold has yet […]